As average citizens become more aware and involved with sustainable living choices, there is more thought that now goes into building and construction than ever before. The idea is to try and minimize the ecological impact of not just making a building, but living or working in it in a sustainable manner with minimal continuing ecological impact. Here are some green building ideas for you. 1. Green ...
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While some companies can be seen to genuinely have a social and environmental conscience, others have come around to the eco friendly way of thinking due to competition. Either way, more earth friendly business policies benefit us all. Here we look at some of the companies and brands that are taking the eco-friendly route in no particular order but which catch the fancy for different eco-friendly ...
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We all need to rethink our health to some degree. These books can be of great help as they force you to think about some of the very things that define our health, and more importantly help us to change them up a bit. 1. Master Your Metabolism This book is not only helpful with its insight, but it also happens to be written by a bit ...
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Not all of us live in an area that is conducive to planting our own gardens or visiting the local farmer's market several times a week. But all of us can practice living a more sustainable life – no matter where we live. What is sustainable living? Two years ago I had not even heard of the word sustainable. I had no idea what sustainable living meant. ...
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You might have heard of the Paleolithic (or Paleo) regimen as the “caveman” or hunter-gatherer diet, and that description isn’t too far from accurate. The idea of the Paleo diet is to consume only foods and beverages that could have been consumed in the Paleolithic period (10,000+ years ago). It sounds simple enough, but if you think about it, we didn’t have much technology back then ...
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We form habits all the time in our lives, some of them are good and some of them are bad, but you’d be surprised by the number of things you do in your everyday life that have become part of your personal set of habits. Since so much of your everyday activities are formed simply out of habit, it’s important to form the right habits ...
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Have you ever felt like life is living you rather than you living life? Have you ever looked around your house or apartment and realized that your possessions are really possessing you, rather than the other way around? Maybe it’s time for you to inject a little more Zen into your life. You don’t have to convert The art of Zen Buddhism is the practice of eschewing ...
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